Given the inherent three-dimensional quality evident in Pixar’s cutting-edge output, the fact that the studio’s 10th animated film is the first to be presented in digital 3-D wouldn’t seem to be particularly groundbreaking in and of itself. But what gives “Up” such a joyously buoyant lift is the refreshingly nongimmicky way in which the...
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A former Miss Israel is ready to make her big-budget Hollywood debut. Gal Gadot, the 2004 winner of Israel’s top beauty pageant, will appear on film screens around the world next month in the fourth installment of “Fast & Furious,” one of the decade’s highest-grossing action series. In the new film, which opens in...
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The creators of “Watchmen” call it a new, psychologically complex version of the superhero movie, but they are banking on it to conquer the box office the way conventional comic book movies have done. To do that, “Watchmen”, which opens around the world this week, must attract those who have never heard of characters...
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Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film based upon the play of the same name by Peter Morgan, writer of The Queen, which dramatises the 1977 televised Frost/Nixon interviews. The film version is directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title...
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The Cabin in the Woods is an upcoming 2010 horror film. Joss Whedon co-wrote the script with Cloverfield screenwriter Drew Goddard, who will also direct. The pair previously worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel together. The film is in pre-production, will start shooting in March, and is slated for wide release on...
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Toy Story 3 is an upcoming computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios, slated for release on June 18, 2010. It is a sequel to the films Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films, and co-directed the second, takes over as director. Tom Hanks and Tim...
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Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and based on the Lewis Carroll novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The film will utilize a technique combining live action, motion capture technology and stop motion. Mia Wasikowska will portray Alice and the film is due for release...
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How To Train Your Dragon is an upcoming computer-animated film based on the 2003 book of that same title. The film stars the voice talents of Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. The film is scheduled to be released on March 26, 2010. Plot The son of a Viking...
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Bone Deep is an upcoming crime thriller film directed by John Luessenhop and written by Luessenhop, Gabriel Casseus, Peter Allen and Avery Duff. It features an ensemble cast headed by Paul Walker and Matt Dillon. It is set to be released on January 8, 2010. Plot A band of bank robbers, find their 20...
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Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil is the upcoming 2010 sequel to 2005′s Hoodwinked!. It will be directed by Michael D’Isa-Hogan. Plot Red Puckett (Hayden Panettiere) is in training for the Sister Hoods, and now teaming with Wolf (Patrick Warburton), she must investigate the mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel (Bill Hader and Amy Poehler)...
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